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WorksheetsAfrican Colonization & Independence
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?
a)
They wanted to control African industry.
b)
They were asked to organize African schools.
c)
They were involved in the slave trade.
d)
They were in search of agricultural products.
2.
Which was a part of early European plans for Africa?
a)
Establishing trade routes
b)
Spreading Islam
c)
Setting up democracies
d)
Preventing deforestation
3.
What was the MAIN reason European countries colonized Africa?
a)
They wanted to spread Christianity.
b)
They were looking for trade routes.
c)
The continent would provide large amounts of land.
d)
They needed the natural resources.
4.
The belief that acquiring colonies for raw materials will create a stronger country is called ____.
a)
apartheid
b)
imperialism
c)
nationalism
d)
communism
5.
What happened during the Berlin Conference?
a)
Europeans decided how to divide up Africa.
b)
Africans decided how to divide up Africa.
c)
Africans mapped out routes for the slave trade.
d)
Germany staked claim to most of Africa.
6.
What is assimilation?
a)
Refusing to give up one's language for another
b)
Refusing to give up one's religion for another
c)
Giving up one's customs for someone else's
d)
Demanding the return of a nation's king
7.
When African people helped European officials rule a colony it was called ____.
a)
Direct rule
b)
Monarchy
c)
Apartheid
d)
Indirect rule
8.
Pride in one's country is known as ____.
a)
apartheid
b)
imperialism
c)
nationalism
d)
communism
9.
When did many African groups begin to challenge European colonial rule?
a)
Before WWI
b)
Just after WWI
c)
Just before WWII
d)
After WWII
10.
When European officials ruled a colony it was called _____.
a)
Direct rule
b)
Monarchy
c)
Apartheid
d)
Indirect rule
11.
Why did many of the boundaries of the new African states created after WWII cause problems?
a)
They caused the countries to be too small.
b)
They grouped enemies and split tribes.
c)
They did not cause any problems.
d)
They caused the countries to be too large.
12.
How were the new boundaries for African countries drawn?
a)
African tribal chiefs drew them
b)
They followed geographical features
c)
They followed the colonial boundaries
d)
The people voted for them
13.
Which organization was formed to work for equality in the country of South Africa?
a)
United Nations
b)
African National Congress
c)
Pan-African Congress
d)
African Union
14.
What was wrong with Kenya's government after independence?
a)
It was controlled by one party.
b)
It was influenced by the Europeans.
c)
It was ruled by a king.
d)
There was nothing wrong with it.
15.
What has been the political situation of Nigeria since independence?
a)
The government has been influenced by the Europeans.
b)
The government has been controlled by one party.
c)
The government has been functioning well.
d)
The government is unstable.
16.
The main goal of the Pan-African movement was to get Africans to ____.
a)
end apartheid in South Africa
b)
unify Africans to work together
c)
remove F.W. de Klerk from office
d)
remove all Europeans from Africa
17.
What was apartheid?
a)
segregation of races in Kenya
b)
integrated democracy in Kenya
c)
segregation of races in South Africa
d)
integrated democracy in South Africa
18.
What role did F.W. de Klerk play in the apartheid laws?
a)
He was responsible for starting them.
b)
He was responsible for ending them.
c)
He was responsible for extending them into other nations.
d)
He was responsible for ensuring they continued.
19.
To which political party did Nelson Mandela belong?
a)
African Union
b)
National Party
c)
Kenyan African National Union
d)
African National Congress
20.
To which political party did F.W. de Klerk belong?
a)
African Union
b)
National Party
c)
Kenyan African National Union
d)
African National Congress
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